Online education sees murky future
News that Columbia University’s online learning venture, Fathom, will close this spring has led to resurfaced doubts about the future of online learning. Read the Full Article
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Do Online-Degree Programs Pass Hiring Tests?
I don’t get much feedback on how much [an online degree] is valued,” says the 35-year-old Mr. Moorman, who lives in Spokane, Wash., and is getting a bachelor’s of science degree in information technology from the Minneapolis institution. “But now that employers have the cream of the crop, it’ll be interesting to see what happens.” […]
Distance learning works for Cook County
That early morning revelation was a surprise to her — Morawitz said she had never thought she would be the type of person who would want a career, even though her aunt and cousin were both nurses and had been telling her for years that she would be good at it. Read the Full Article
Lawmakers question federal education act
Ken Meyer, a legislative liaison with the U.S. Department of Education, briefly explained the law to members of House committees dealing with education, then heard their complaints for more than an hour. Read the Full Article
Students dial up trouble in new twist to cheating
In a case that surprised university officials, a total of 12 students were accused of using the text messaging functions on their cell phones to receive messages from people outside the College Park, Md., campus exam hall during a December accounting exam. Those aiding the students accessed answer keys posted on the internet by a […]
BBC digital learning boss quits
His move follows an internal inquiry which found he had acted wrongly in discussing a possible partner for the BBC’s “digital curriculum” proposal – before it had received government approval. Read the Full Article
A Bulletproof Model for the Design of
If Time and Money Matter, So Does Instructional Design Read the Full Article
Venture Capital: Online education attracting support
Working through his Seattle venture capital firm, Schultz yesterday invested $7.5 million in Capella Education Co. — an online university with more than 7,000 students in 40 countries. Read the Full Article
The Distance Education Degree Program for The Master of Mathematics with a Teaching Option At Texas A&M University
Abstract: This paper is a report on the planning, development, and implementation of the online Masters degree program offered by the Mathematics Department at Texas A&M University. The degree, which is completely online, is targeted primarily to secondary high school teachers that desire to sharpen their mathematical skills or advance their overall learning, particularly to […]